Camera holder - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

fishnuts21 · 07-13-2008, 03:57 AM

Hi everyone,
I came across this in a magazine from your country and I thought it was a brilliant idea. Although the one I read about looked quite good, I could see a few adjustments I could make to make it more secure in a rollover and more user friendly.
camera arm.jpg
I ground off the locating lugs from a pair of Scotty rod holder mounts and put a nylon washer between them to allow the elbow to be flipped over so you can set up the self portrait funtion on your camera.
camera elbow.jpg
The camera is bolted to the head section with a 1/4" bolt and wing nut to tighten it down securely. The camera lanyard is clipped to the pad eye and the cord is just used to pull the camera to the cockpit.
camera head.jpg
What you need to build this.
3'x 1" aluminium tube.
1' x 3/4" aluminium flat bar.
2 x Scotty rodholder bases.
1 x Scotty mount.
1 x s/s saddle and a few 3/16" nuts, bolts.
3/4" poly cutting board.
1/4" poly board for washer.
Cord.
You can see from the pics that it's fairly easy to construct and it's very easy to take photos of yourself while holding your trophy fish. Thanks to Dgax for bringing your site to the attention of us Australians, I'm enjoying going through it.
Cheers Darren

dgax65 · 07-13-2008, 04:50 AM

Very cool indeed

steveooo · 07-13-2008, 07:59 AM

I heard the guy on pages 6 & 7 of that magazine is pretty sexy too

Great Mod

bajadog · 07-13-2008, 08:58 AM

Darren,

Nice work.

Would delrin(acetal) be an OK substitute for the 3/4" cutting board?

fishnuts21 · 07-14-2008, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bajadog

Darren,

Nice work.

Would delrin(acetal) be an OK substitute for the 3/4" cutting board?

Mate any of those plastics would work as long as you can use a router to cut channels in it. You can just bolt it all together but I think by recessing the aluminium into the plastic it gives it a bit more strength. The cutting board is very easy and cheap to work with.
Cheers Darren

dorf · 07-28-2008, 06:22 AM

I went with a smaller set up and added the light mount. This also helps out with keeping my hoop nets in place. I went with PVC as it wont carrode plus I got it for FREE at a construction site that was throughing it out.

fishnuts21 · 07-29-2008, 02:06 AM

Hey Dorf that looks cool. It's amazing how many different ways there are to solve one situation

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Cheers Darren

07-13-2008, 03:57 AM	#1
fishnuts21 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Australia Posts: 5	Camera holder Hi everyone, I came across this in a magazine from your country and I thought it was a brilliant idea. Although the one I read about looked quite good, I could see a few adjustments I could make to make it more secure in a rollover and more user friendly. camera arm.jpg I ground off the locating lugs from a pair of Scotty rod holder mounts and put a nylon washer between them to allow the elbow to be flipped over so you can set up the self portrait funtion on your camera. camera elbow.jpg The camera is bolted to the head section with a 1/4" bolt and wing nut to tighten it down securely. The camera lanyard is clipped to the pad eye and the cord is just used to pull the camera to the cockpit. camera head.jpg What you need to build this. 3'x 1" aluminium tube. 1' x 3/4" aluminium flat bar. 2 x Scotty rodholder bases. 1 x Scotty mount. 1 x s/s saddle and a few 3/16" nuts, bolts. 3/4" poly cutting board. 1/4" poly board for washer. Cord. You can see from the pics that it's fairly easy to construct and it's very easy to take photos of yourself while holding your trophy fish. Thanks to Dgax for bringing your site to the attention of us Australians, I'm enjoying going through it. Cheers Darren

07-13-2008, 04:50 AM	#2
dgax65 Guerro Grande Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 629	Very cool indeed __________________ Douglas Gaxiola Team No Fish- Amateur Staff

07-13-2008, 08:58 AM	#4
bajadog I eats what I kills Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 393	Darren, Nice work. Would delrin(acetal) be an OK substitute for the 3/4" cutting board? __________________ Please release bill-fish.

07-29-2008, 02:06 AM	#7
fishnuts21 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Australia Posts: 5	Hey Dorf that looks cool. It's amazing how many different ways there are to solve one situation. Cheers Darren __________________ Go hard or go home.

07-13-2008, 07:59 AM	#3
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	I heard the guy on pages 6 & 7 of that magazine is pretty sexy too Great Mod